Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

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jet fighter aircraft military aircraft supersonic aircraft

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, widely exported and renowned as one of the most produced combat aircraft in history.

Aliases (8)

MiG-21 ×3
MiG-21 LanceR ×1
MiG-21 fighter aircraft ×1
MiG-21F ×1
MiG-21MF ×1
MiG-21PF ×1
MiG-21bis ×1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (conceptual predecessor) ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jet fighter aircraft → military aircraft → supersonic aircraft →
armament	air-to-air missiles → bombs → internal cannon → unguided rockets →
conflict	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 → Iran–Iraq War → Six-Day War → Vietnam War → Yom Kippur War →
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union →
crew	1 →
designedBy	Artem Mikoyan → Mikhail Gurevich →
distinction	one of the most produced supersonic jet aircraft in history →
emptyWeight	around 5,300 kilograms →
engineType	turbojet →
enteredService	1959 →
era	Cold War →
exportedTo	over 40 countries →
firstFlight	1955 →
height	about 4.1 metres →
introduced	1959 →
length	about 14.7 metres →
licenseBuiltAs	Chengdu J-7 →
manufacturer	Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau →
maxSpeed	approximately Mach 2.0 →
maxTakeoffWeight	around 9,800 kilograms →
natoReportingName	Fishbed →
notableFeature	shock cone intake in nose → simple and rugged design →
notableVariant	MiG-21F → MiG-21MF → MiG-21PF → MiG-21bis →
numberBuilt	over 11,000 →
powerplant	single engine →
productionEnd	1985 →
productionStart	late 1950s →
role	fighter → fighter-bomber → interceptor →
serviceCeiling	approximately 17,500 metres →
status	in service →
users	Egyptian Air Force → Indian Air Force → People's Liberation Army Air Force → Soviet Air Forces → Syrian Air Force → Vietnam People's Air Force →
wingConfiguration	delta wing →
wingspan	about 7.15 metres →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ("MiG-21F") → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ("MiG-21PF") → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ("MiG-21MF") → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ("MiG-21bis") →	notableVariant
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ("Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (conceptual predecessor)") →	developedFrom
Yugoslav Army ("MiG-21 fighter aircraft") →	equipment
Bulgarian Air Force →	historicalAircraftOperated
Soviet Air Forces →	notableAircraft
Yugoslav Air Force ("MiG-21") →	notableImportedAircraft
Soviet Air Defense Forces ("MiG-21") →	operatedAircraft
VVS ("MiG-21") →	operatedAircraftModel
Romanian Air Force ("MiG-21 LanceR") →	usesAircraft